HOUSE BILL 43

53rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - second session, 2018

INTRODUCED BY

Elizabeth “Liz” Thomson and Joanne J. Ferrary

FOR THE LEGISLATIVE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE

AN ACT

RELATING TO HEALTH CARE; ENACTING A NEW SECTION OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH ACT TO ESTABLISH CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS FOR RENAL DIALYSIS FACILITIES.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

     SECTION 1. A new section of the Public Health Act is enacted to read:

     "[NEW MATERIAL] RENAL DIALYSIS FACILITY--COUNSELING REQUIREMENT.--The secretary of health shall require any facility that provides renal dialysis in an inpatient or ambulatory setting to provide to patients who receive renal dialysis in that facility counseling on current evidence-based practices, including kidney transplant, that may maximize the patient's health outcomes."

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